Single-spoke-cushion wheel.



A.-MO0N.

SINGLE SPOKE CUSHION WHEEL.

APPucATloN man sEPT.a.'1913.

W A l Patented June 15, 1915.

3mm/tof,

TH!! WH HINGTUN. Dy CA non Moon, or rALLoN, NEVA VLiaaaav.

To all 'whom imag/concern f Beit known that I, Anon Moon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fallon, in

Vthe county of VChurchilland State of Neva.-

new and useful Improve-V a, have invented mentsY in Single-Spoke-Cushion Wheels, Yof 'which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicle wheels.

he primary object of the present invention is the provision of a wheel of this character which Y will scopic resilientspokes between the fellyfand hub; the arrangement of said spokes in series so that t e spokes of one series-.are extended at an opposite angle to the spokes of the companion series so as to form therewith substantially torquewise braces which effectually act to reduce-the shocks and jars ilmparted to the wheel and, further, the con- I wheel which will be strong andl durable, light and' inexpensive, and one which will consist of comparatively fewV parts that are capable of being readily separated as Vthe occasion may demand. Y i y Another object of the invention is the provision of a. wheel wherein the'spokes Vof one series are offset relatively ofthe spokes of the other series land arranged axially of the wheel so as tooperate with the maximum efticiency to equally receive and absorb the shocks and jarstliat are imparted thereto.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means forbracing the spokes to prevent buckling of the telescopic portions thereof. Y

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as scribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings -Figure 1 is a vertical section through a portion of the wheel; Fig. 2 is a side lview thereof; and Fig. 3 is a section The wheel comprises a hub 1 and the latter being of any suitable well known construction and is adapted to accommodate itself to a tire such as the one shown at 3. The hub 1 is provided with companion identically-formed rings 4 and 5, which are provided with annular reduced portions 6 for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. he rim 2 is provided with a continuous centrally disposed and inwardly-extending y Application filed September 3, 1913.

embody the use of telef will be hereinafter deon line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

a rim 2,V

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Patented J une 15, 1915. serial no. 787,956.

Vange 7, which is passages 8.

he inner structure of the wheel, or in other words that part between the felly 1 and rim 2 is made up of series of spoke units, and as illustrated the units of one series are extended atan opposite angle to the units of the companion series and disposed at a directtangentto the hub. Each spoke coinprises a telescopic inner section, which consists of a member 9 having a tube 10 brazed thereto and extended therefrom inthe direction of the rim'2, and as illustrated said tube is shown to receive an outer section 11 having a wear tube 12 iittingwithin the section 10 and embracing a stem 13 of said sec- Vtion 11. Springs le and 15 Vare arranged within one another and mounted in the tube l0, andas illustrated the respective ends of these springs bear against the members 9 and 13, so that, under the action of the springs, the spoke sections tend to separate Vfrom one another normally.

Each of the spokes is provided. with a brace 16 having an offset portion 17, which is secured at 18 to the tube 10. The offset provided with transverse portion 17 of the brace is provided with a metallic strap or sleeve 19, which extends around the tube 10 and which is provided with terminals that are riveted or otherwise suitably secured, as at 20, to the sides of `the portionV 17 of the brace. The loffset portion 17 of the brace is such that the main body portion or branch 21 of the brace is disposed substantially in parallel spaced l relation to the tube 10, for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. The `section 11 of each spoke is provided with an annular shoulder 227 against which one end of a spring 23 is seated. The opposite end of the spring is seated against the offset portion 17 of the brace 16 of the spoke so that, under the action of the spring, it coloperates with the companion springs 14 and 15 to render the structure properly buoyant and capable of receiving and cushioning or absorbing the shocks and jars that are imparted thereto. Twenty spokes are preferably employed in the construction of the wheel herein contemplated, while ten of the openings 8 are arranged in the rim 2, so that the sections 11 of two spokes of the companion series described may be arranged side by side and at the sides of the iiange 7, so as to receive therewith a single fastenbe removed through the opening 29 maybe extended a securing bolt 2, ten of such bolts being provided 'lor each of the. rings Li: and 5. rEhe con truction of the Wheel as described is such that the spokes are arranged so as to` maximize their efliciency for the purpose intended, While the arangement is Vsuch that they structure between the rim and the hub is comparatively compact and of such orin as to permit any one of the spokes to from the wheel as the occasion of the tubes 10 is procap 27 by means o'lf be introduced to the the telescopic secmay demand.V Each vided'with a. grease 'which a lubricant may Working parts forming tion of the spokes,

The arrangement of the Wheel so that the spokes of one series extend at an opposite angle to the spokes or' the other series is suchthat the sections 9 ot the spokes of one series are extended throughV the spaces between the sections 9 of the spokes of the other series and the branches 21 of said spokes, as clearly illustrated in Fig. l.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood Without requiring a more Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing Washington, 10.0.

extended explanation.

be resorted to Without departingroni the principle or sacricing any of the advan- Vtages of this invention as claimed.

said iirst named seriesof spokes whereby to intersect with the latter, braces secured at one -end upon the outer face of said reduced portions, of said rings, an offset portion formed Vintegrally upon each of said braces, upper and-lower spoke sections telescoping in said sleeve, the upper' spoke sections being arranged in pairs in Ysecured position upon said pivot aty opposite ends thereo'fand the lower spoke sections being secured to the inner faces oia said reduced portions of said rings, means for yieldably mounting said sections in said sleeve, Vparallel lugs Jformed integrally upon each oit said sleeves between which said oset portions are disposed and secured, each of said sleeves projecting between one of said sleeves and one of saidbi'aces;

in testimony whereof I aiiiXv my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

y Anon Moon.v Witnesses l S'. E. BAUMANN, Y GEORGIAE. SHUMAN.

the Commissioner of iatentl.

planes. 'disposed at right angles with respect to 

